Board Meeting Notes 2021-07-06
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Attendees
Board Members
- David Earl
- James Lamken
- Kevin Huemann (remotely)
- Dave Solomon
- Jennie Plasterer
- Nathan Upchurch
- Chris Iacullo
- Joe Mertz
Other Members
- Andrew Morris
- Karl Schmidbauer
- Jim Brink
Agenda
1. Discuss & Approve previous board meeting minutes
No objections noted.
2. Member Count & Financials
- Checking: $22,422.32
- Savings: $74,180.54
- Paypal: $13,790.02 USD
- PEX: $14,730.61
3. Mail Check
- We have been receiving mail addressed to Bao Nguyen from the Chicago Police Department. They have been returned-to-sender by James.
- Paid bill received for the hydraulic lift in the dock.
4. Votes
Membership Votes
- Jim Brink withdrew his vote to purchase a film drum scanner upon being informed that the budget as passed did not include dollars for member discretionary spending.
Board Votes
- Board voted to increase the dues base rate to $50 from $40 effective September 1, 2021.
- In favor: 8
- Against: 0
- Abstain: 0
- Board voted to approve Walter Fugiel as a cold metals area host at request of Jim Brink.
- In favor: 8
- Against: 0
- Abstain: 0
5. Officer & Team Lead Updates
GENERAL OPERATIONS:
- Gen Ops:
- Will redo drains from the A/C units to handle flooding issues.
- Will recycle replaced fluorescent tubes from the CNC area that were recently replaced by Larry Malato with LED bulbs.
- Electronics and light at top of stairs is next on the list for replacement bulbs.
- Jim, Cold Metals
- Endorsing Wally Fugiel for cold metals authoirzer
TECH TEAM:
- Documentation of existing systems and procedures, such as WA2AD, C2AD etc. - is ongoing.
- Brian D. is waiting on SSO implementation with Canvas for updates from Sky on her work schedule.
- Call for volunteers was sent out asking for developers on the Tech team. We received 4 replies, with one enthusiastic reply from Dan Sharp. He is currently out of town, but will be in touch upon his return.
MEMBER MANAGEMENT TEAM:
- No updates. Still looking for a team lead.
TREASURY TEAM:
- 1st quarter 2021 is reconciled. This means the numbers in Quick Books agree with the bank statements.
- P&L report coming soon, and also an Area Host budget progress report once we figure out how to make it readable.
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM:
- Onboarded a new member, Kevin Viol, to the communications team. Kevin has a background in broadcast quality video production for numerous private clients, and will assisting with video marketing efforts at PS1.
EDUCATION TEAM:
No updates at this time.
6. Updates from outside board meetings
No updates at this time.
7. Discussion Topics (new & existing)
--> Sent an email 6/23 re Please consider Wally Fugiel as an authorizer in the Cold Metals area. He would serve as an authorizer for Tier 1, the Bridgeport and the surface grinder. - Jim Brink --> Submitted a vote for Drum Scanner, can we talk? -Jim Brink --> Erik Wessing, David Ditzler, and Anna Yu declined to renew their area host positions. Board will discuss area hosts in 30 minute closed session meeting at next Board meeting.